By Joseph Erunke, Abuja

Some House of Representatives members have distanced themselves in the recent publication by a group of some federal lawmakers seeking caution in the probe of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd, NNPCL, Mr Mele Kyari.

The publication by some lawmakers with the name “Agenda 1”, calling for caution in the probe of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari,had sharply divided the federal legislators.

The publication, which was in three national dailies, urged the Joint Committee of the House of Representatives on Downstream and Mainstream to investigate the activities of Kyari.

A group of 118 lawmakers were said to have signed the publication led by Rep. Ibori-Suenu Erhiatake, Chairman of the House Committee on NDDC.

The group in the publication demanded a fair hearing in the probe of Kyari, adding that any call for his resignation at this stage is unnecessary and premature.

The lawmakers in the publication also urged the public to disregard the call for Kyari’s resignation and support President Bola Tinubu’s effort to reform the oil and gas sector for the benefit of all Nigerians.

However, some members whose names appeared in the publication distanced themselves from the publication as sent in the lawmakers official WhatsApp group named “The Green Chamber.”

Among the members who distanced themselves from the publication are Rep. Sesoo Ikpaher, Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Land Transport, Rep. Tochukwu Okere, and Rep. Toyin Fayinka, among others.

Another lawmaker from the North Central who disapproved the inclusion of his name on the publication, Rep Philip Agbese, the Deputy Spokesperson. of the House when contacted to confirm said he was praying and would get back but never did

Another lawmaker who would not want his name mentioned also said, I didn’t see the publication before they publish, I would have advised against it.

According to him, they called me, and they said they were working on something; I didn’t know it was an advertisement they were working on,” a lawmaker said.

It would be recalled that Agbese and the group of other lawmakers under the group name Energy Reforms and Economic Prosperity had earlier called for the removal of Kyari.

The group insisted that Kyari had hinder the growth of the oil sector thereby for stalling the economic prosperity of the country.